Male, 26 years old, love to watch and talk about movies ! Silent films, Soviet Montage, Italian Neorealism, Classic Hollywood, French New Wave, New German Cinema, Japanese Cinema and so much more. Everything about films interests me and I love to watch and learn more as I grow older.
Rating System:
5 Stars – Masterpiece
4 Stars – Excellent
3 Stars – Good / Very Good
2 Stars – Poor / Average
1 Star – Terrible
Thanks ;) I had wanted to see Rivette's film for quite some time now, finally managed to find a good copy (or as good as I can hope for, with the english subs pasted over the original italian subs). The first two parts of the film were the biggest challange for me, it was a very slow start with some rather crazy perfomances by the theater group. But by the third chapter, I was hooked and the rest of the film flew by. I think I would actually caution people who are about to watch the film to be on their guard for the first two chapters and not give up, it would not suprise me if some viewers had turned off the film within the first 3 hours and therefore missed a great opportunity to see something very unique and different. And I just love every scene with Juliet Berto, she always steals the show (just like in "Celine and Julie" and "Duelle").
I saw the same copy. Strangely, if anything, it was the opposite for me: the series started off intriguingly with those extended performance pieces before petering out towards the very end as the (personal) strands started branching out further and further. The Nun remains my top Rivette, though - what's yours now? And I agree, Rivette - and in fact, the whole New Wave - had a great crop of recurring faces who are always a pleasure to unexpectedly run into, in a Godard, or a Truffaut or a Eustache etc.
I have to say Celine and Julie go boating is my favourite, I love that film, but La Belle Noiseuse comes very close. I have not seen The Nun yet but am planning to along with Paris belongs to us, Secret Defense and the Joan of Arc films. I was thinking about seeing Carlos and Demonlover next, heard good things about both films. And yes, speaking of long hauls, I have been hoping to use next month to tackle some of the more challenging films concerning running time. I am talking about Les Vampires, Shoah, Berlin Alexanderplatz and of course Satantango. I am also hoping to see the rest of Rohmers work, I consider him to be just as great as Godard actually, do you have a favourite film by Rohmer ? I have a hard time choosing one but no doubt that my top 5 are: Claire's Knee, My Night at Maud's, The Green Ray, The Aviators Wife and A Winter's Tale.
Ah...so many Rivettes still yet to discover! Thanks for the reminder. I have some of those biggies lined up myself! Look forward to trading scores. ;) Yes, I have trouble separating my favourite Rohmers as well: A Winter's Tale (my favourite), Love in the Afternoon, Claire's Knee, La collectionneuse. Will likely be publishing a new list next month after I see one more of his.
Sounds good :) Also, I really have to see more films by Malle, I have only seen Au revoir les enfants (which I thought was an amazing film). I have Elevator to the Gallows, My Dinner with Andre and Atlantic City planned next. Do you find his style simular to any new wave director ? Any favorite among his films ?
Nope, Malle is so versatile that he's truly one of a kind IMO. Atlantic City currently stands as my favourite (followed closely by Gallows) but I've still got a few left to watch. I noticed you were plowing through Chabrol earlier, so let me repeat the question: any favourites among his for you?
Damn, Malle is a priority, there is a great comment on his Mubi page from someone called Joey that points out how versatile he really was. Concerning Chabrol, he made so many films and I have only seen about 10 or so from his filmography so I have much to discover. I for example have not seen La Cérémonie which is among his most popular films. But so far I would say that The Butcher and This Man Must Die have been my favorites, followed closely by The Unfaithful Wife. If there is one film that I would recommend, it is The Butcher ! Chabrol has a wonderful style, often compared to Hitchcock's, but what I like most is the joyfulness in which he portrayes the dark side of human nature, often playfully hinting at the hipocrisy of the lifestyle of the upper middle class. He is also probably the easiest director of the new wave to introduce to someone not that interested in films, just looking for a good time. I once tried to show a friend one of my truly favorite films of all time, Pierrot Le Fou, which I own a copy of on blu-ray, and I realized that it is not wise to choose Godard for someone who is mostly familiar with Hollywood flicks from the 90's and 00's, the evening was a disaster to say the least :)
I'll be sure to keep The Butcher in mind. That *is* a perfect encapsulation of Chabrol's style though, something which I've savoured myself in my own brief meddlings with his work (Les cousins, The Flower of Evil, The Bridesmaid). So many great directors! And, well...at least it wasn't Film Socialisme you picked to show to your friend.
Haha, I have actually not seen Film Socialisme myself, but I had a good time reading the reviews from many critics who absolutely hated it when it first came out. I am excited to see why so many got mad at the film. I must admit that it puts a smile on my face to see that Godard can still anger and perplex people at his age, I love it ;)
i think we gotta know your fav. 50 movies of all the time though. and frankly, you have to put your blog's link or ur tumblr acc.
I must admit that although I have tried many times to make a list of my 50 or 100 favorite films, I always come up short and feel bad leaving some other films of my list. So I decided not to try and make a list and instead my favorites are now represented with only one film per director (since I think fans of cinema should try and see most of the films of those directors, I felt this was an easier way to pick some of my favorites, not always having to choose the usual suspects like "Vertigo", "Rules of the Game", etc.). And I neither blog nor do I have a tumblr account...
the movies on those gifs are... 1-...........(what's the name of the movie on the 1st gif?) 2- solaris 3- la collectionise 4- his girl friday 5- cries and whispers 6- late spring 7- last year at marinbad 8- baryy lyndon 9- snasho 10- my neighbour tortro 11- peiret le fou 12- ....... (didn't know the name of this movie either) 13- funny games 14- ............. (what's the name of this movie too?) 15- la strada 16- belle de jour 17- i've seen most of keaton films' 18- red 19- the red desert (one of my truly fav. films) 20- the searchers
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